On the motorboat, everyone was dressed in fishermen's clothing, with Azure Dragon and Chen Jiantao standing at the bow, but the figure that Long Jianfei most wanted to see was not there.

"How is that possible? He couldn't have died, he couldn't have; he is our hope in the Flame Dragon Kingdom! Even the ancestors saw him as their successor! He couldn't have died, he couldn't!" Long Jianfei murmured with a pale face, his body suddenly shaking.

"Captain Long, what's wrong?"

Liu Guangting looked at Long Jianfei in surprise.

This powerful figure, who had already reached the strength of an Innate Grandmaster, had just quivered and nearly fell—what had happened?

Smack! Smack!

Long Jianfei fiercely slapped himself twice, causing blood to spill from the corners of his mouth as he muttered in regret, "Idiot! You idiot! You damned harbinger of doom!... If that kid really died because of your curse, you might as well kill yourself in apology!"

"Captain Long?!" Liu Guangting looked on incredulously. What had upset Captain Long?

Oooh oooh....

As the two motorboats neared without waiting for them to approach, Long Jianfei leapt from the warship, landing on Chen Jiantao's motorboat and grabbed Chen Jiantao by the collar, urgently demanding, "Xue Yu, where is Instructor Jiang? Where is Instructor Jiang?!"

There was a moment of silence on the motorboat, Chen Jiantao gave Long Jianfei a look, opened his mouth, but said nothing.

"I'm ordering you, tell me where Instructor Jiang is?!" Long Jianfei roared.

By then, the motorboat had reached the side of the warship. Eagles Warriors had set up a gangplank, and Liu Guangting also ran to the motorboat where Chen Jiantao and the others were.

Hearing Long Jianfei's roar, Liu Guangting's heart trembled violently. The title 'Instructor Jiang' was thunderingly familiar; it was a legendary figure for their Dongfang Zone!

He finally understood why Long Jianfei had lost his composure.

"My elder brother and Mengda Ge'er stayed behind to cover our retreat and didn't escape with us!"

Xing Fei spoke at that moment, her eyes red, face stained with fresh tear tracks.

Liu Guangting and another person shuddered together, and Long Jianfei took a deep breath, solemnly saying, "Let's board the warship first! I believe, absolutely believe that nothing has happened to Instructor Jiang!"

"Yes, my brother couldn't possibly be in trouble!" Xing Fei asserted determinedly, lifting the still unconscious Mengte De'er and leaping toward the warship.

Chen Jiantao and others, without a word, followed Xing Fei and leaped onto the warship.

From another motorboat, figures like Azure Dragon also leaped onto the warship, while only Liu Guangting walked back and forth on the gangplank set up by the Eagle Warriors.

"Commander, shall we return?" Through the intercom, the helmsman questioned Liu Guangting.

Xing Fei and others quickly turned to look at the intercom at Liu Guangting's waist, cold glints shooting from their eyes, a fierce aura exuding from their bodies!

Liu Guangting shivered, hurriedly grabbed the intercom and barked, "Return what? We haven't finished picking up everyone, what return? Just wait honestly!"

"Yes!" the helmsman responded with some astonishment.

Liu Guangting put down the intercom and gave Xing Fei and the others a sheepish smile, "We're not leaving, not leaving!"

Xing Fei and several others glared at Liu Guangting, then turned to look toward the seacoast in the direction of the Southern Country.

Liu Guangting secretly breathed a sigh of relief, wiping the cold sweat that had formed on his forehead, only then noticing that his military uniform was soaked through!

Who are these people?

Even that young Spirit You gave me a terribly frightening feeling; this is just way too terrifying.

"You'd best not provoke them. Instructor Jiang is like a god to them, do you believe that? If you dared to order a return, they would tear you apart in no time!" Long Jianfei's voice came through, devoid of any emotion.

Liu Guangting turned to look at Long Jianfei and was shocked to see that Long Jianfei was terribly pale, his face filled with extreme worry.

Liu Guangting was unclear, but Long Jianfei knew what Jiang Chen and the others were going off to do; they were likely to confront the mightiest divine abode of the Southern Country, a place where once surrounded, their peril was imminent.

The warship's warriors also sensed the tense atmosphere, remaining silent, the entire deck filled with oppressive feelings.

"There is a ship coming!" Shouts broke the silence, and everyone looked up toward the distant coast!

"The chief instructor, it's the chief instructor!" the Spirit You sniper confirmed Jiang Chen's figure in the distance the moment he saw it.

Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh!

Xing Fei handed over Mengte De'er to Mo Shi, and with a flash, leaped out of the battleship, followed by Spirit You and Feng Lang simultaneously.

Thud!

Chen Jiantao also tried to go, but as soon as he moved, his internal injuries erupted, and he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood!

Long Jianfei's expression changed drastically, and he quickly supported Chen Jiantao. He had only been worried about Jiang Chen until now, but then he noticed that Chen Jiantao and others were all injured, especially Chen Jiantao, who was about to faint.

Chen Jiantao ignored Long Jianfei, staring straight at the distant sea, where a black dot was rapidly enlarging, and Xing Fei and the others were directly stepping on the water and swiftly moving toward that point.

"This…" Liu Guangting was dumbfounded, the warriors on the battleship were dumbfounded, staring agape at Xing Fei and the others walking on water.

"Are these martial arts masters?"

"Is this, this the legendary Qinggong?"

"Who are these people?"

"Is that guy still the Spirit You I know?"

The warriors on the battleship exclaimed in shock.

Liu Guangting swallowed his saliva, approached Long Jianfei, and whispered, "Long, Captain Long, what is their strength?"

"They are all like me, all Innate Grandmasters!" Long Jianfei replied indifferently.

"All Innate Grandmasters?!" Liu Guangting exclaimed, his face filled with disbelief, "How, how, how... When did Innate Grandmasters become so worthless? How come so many appeared all at once?"

Long Jianfei glanced at Liu Guangting without responding, his face filled with worry as he watched the rapidly approaching boat. He had already made out that there were two elderly men, one in azure and one in black, on the boat, and Jiang Chen was lying on the boat.

The approaching boat was a wooden boat with Elder Qing and Elder Hei standing at the bow, hands behind their backs, and the boat seemed to drive itself swiftly toward the battleship.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Xing Fei, Spirit You, and Feng Lang leaped onto the wooden boat, with Xing Fei crouching down to check Jiang Chen's injuries.

"Don't worry, he's just exhausted!" Elder Qing softly said.

Xing Fei was overjoyed, stood up, and bowed deeply to the two elders, "Thank you both for saving my brother! That Mengda Ge'er..."

He hesitated for a moment, and a worried look appeared again on Xing Fei's face.

Elder Qing understood and said softly, "Don't worry, he won't die. He chose to stay behind himself. As for the reason, I think you know it."

Xing Fei fell silent, his expression complicated, while Spirit You and the others also showed a hint of complexity in their eyes.

Elder Qing swept a glance at the three of them and said indifferently, "You all don't see it the way Young Jiang does. He said, that big guy is his brother, no matter what he becomes, he is still his brother!"

Xing Fei and the others were stunned for a moment, then all looked at Jiang Chen lying on the boat, they smiled slightly and nodded heavily.

"Elder Qing! Elder Hei!"

The wooden boat neared the battleship, and Azure Dragon and the others bowed to Elders Qing and Hei.

Xing Fei and the others carried Jiang Chen onto the battleship.

"You go back with them, and once you return, give that kid the address and tell him that when he feels he is about to break through, he should come to our place," Elder Qing told Azure Dragon in a low voice.

"Yes!" Azure Dragon responded respectfully.

Afterward, the battleship returned to base.

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